The Bordeaux Prison (), also known as the Montreal Detention Centre, is a provincial

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, Canada. It is located at 800 Gouin Boulevard West"Gordon & Gotch's Map of the Island of Montreal. 1924. Located at 8N on the map
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. The prison was built between 1908 and 1912 by architect to replace the aged

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. The prison currently houses male inmates sentenced to less than two years' imprisonment. It also houses prisoners awaiting trial. It is the largest provincial prison in Quebec, with a maximum capacity of almost 1500 inmates. The prison was also an execution site, where 85 hangings were carried out by Quebec between 1912 and 1960. On Christmas Day, 2022, a 21-year old inmate died after being pepper sprayed by staff while wearing a

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in a shower and then left face down in a cell, despite a court having ordered his release on December 23. Investigations by ''La Presse'' and ''

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'' found that prison staff violated internal policies on the use of pepper spray. A unit manager and a guard were suspended. In addition to the standard

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investigation, the incident is also subject to an investigation by the

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and the provincial

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Notable inmates

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– leader of the

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; held at Bordeaux Prison for several weeks during his internment in

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and allegedly plotting against the state

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– mass murderer who conspired to blow up Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 108; executed in 1951

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– mass murderer who conspired to blow up Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 108; executed in 1952

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– mass murderer who conspired to blow up Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 108; and last woman to be hanged in Canada; executed in 1953 Wilbert Coffin –

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; executed in 1956

References

1912 establishments in Quebec Buildings and structures in Ahuntsic-Cartierville Government buildings in Montreal Government buildings completed in 1912 Prisons in Quebec {{montreal-stub Execution sites in Canada 1910s in Montreal